complete the sentences intermediate level 5

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Complete the Sentences 5 – Intermediate Level
Choose the best option – a), b), c) or d) – to complete the gap in each sentence below:
1. Galileo Galilei died in 1642 – the same year that Sir Isaac Newton was _______________.
a) died

b) born

c) happy

d) done

2. My aunt can’t ________________ macaroons.
a) believe

b) like

c) stand

d) eaten

c) colours

d) colour

3. Orange is my favourite ________________.
a) fruit

b) sound

4. John has got interviews at three blue-________________ companies.
a) stone

b) cut

c) chip

d) tie

5. When the letter arrived from my cousin in Alaska it was a complete ________________.
a) mess

b) surprise

c) idiot

d) waste of time

6. The London Underground is known for its various tuneful (and not so tuneful) __________.
a) buskers

b) trains

c) commuters

d) platforms

7. Wendy bought the new Rihanna CD yesterday, but she doesn’t like ________________.
a) the CD

b) it

c) him

d) that

8. If I ring you at about half ten tonight, will you be ______________ to pick me up from town?
a) the one

b) there

c) here

d) able

c) use

d) broken

9. My stapler doesn’t ________________.
a) write

b) work

10. Helen’s grandfather was always a staunch ________________ of the Labour Party.
a) leader

b) believer

c) fan

d) supporter

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Test Your Reading Skills
Complete the Sentences 5 – Intermediate Level
Answers:

1. b) born

2. c) stand

3. d) colour

4. c) chip

5. b) surprise

6. a) buskers

7. b) it

8. d) able

9. b) work

10. d) supporter

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